Alder Tree - a Steiner Waldorf Home Education Centre

Group 4/5 had the most fantastic time at the Ancient Greek Olympics. Five Waldorf Homeschooling Groups came together to participate in the four day event on a farm in Dorset where they trained in running (various distances), high jump, long jump, discus, javelin, wrestling, relay and poetry.
On Saturday parents were invited to see the opening ceremony, followed by all the events…. concluded by a medal ceremony at which every child received a beautiful handmade and fired clay medal.
Qualities such as strength and determination in the marathon, beautiful rainbow like throw of the javelin and perseverance during wrestling… were examples of why a child received their medal. 🏅
An experience the children will remember for the rest of their lives.

Join us for our FINAL COFFEE Morning for the term!!

Thank you to everyone who came to visit our centre at the open day yesterday!
It was a great day, so much to see and do.
Thank you to the parents who baked such delicious cakes and helped make the day a success in various ways.
We are looking forward to meeting many of our guests again soo. 😊

We celebrated Whitsun at our centre yesterday. All (children, parents and tutors) wore white clothes which felt very festive. Music, 🎻🎹 singing and a story formed part of the occasion, and then the sounding of many different languages… to celebrate diversity and community… such important elements for children to experience as part of their education.
Languages represented were: Hindi, Latin, Arabic, Welsh, Afrikaans, German, Georgian, French, Dutch, Spanish, Estonian, Russian, English.
“You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free”.

Group 1 made beautiful Whitsun doves 🕊 and lovely paintings for our festival which took place yesterday.

Dear parents, carers and friends,

There is a wonderful event coming up on Friday, the 19th of May at 3pm at Alder Tree Home Education centre.

The May Fair with our traditional Maypole dances that both adults and children love ❤️!

Everyone is welcome to spend time on Alder Tree grounds, dance and chat. Bring your own picnic food and a mat. Homemade cakes and drinks are going to be available for a little fundraising.

Tutors will be there to show you around if you wish.

Please share it with friends and family.

Parking is available at Aldermaston station or near.

Where is it going to be: Alder Tree Home Education Centre, Mill Ln, Reading RG7 4JU

We would love to see you at our next Open Day :)

Are you home educating? Looking for Inspiration?
Come for a cup of tea ☕️ and a chat… 😊
See dates/times on this poster.

Have you ever wondered what kind of learning environment we have here at Alder Tree?

Are you Home Educating but looking for a little more structure? Or perhaps you're a working parent and want to Home Ed? We welcome enquiries from those looking for 1/2/3 days of Steiner education. Please message us for more info ☺️

https://aldertree.org.uk/

Group 1 has been busy with learning about their surroundings such as flowers in bloom. They made flower crowns and daisy chains with wild flowers grown in Alder Tree‘s gardens.
While we learn about our surroundings, we improve our finger dexterity, fine motor skills and get a good dose of sensory inputs(visual, kinaesthetic, smell.)

Our younger pupils are busy working in the garden and learning about farming… 🐄 🐑 🐖 🌽 🥬

Group 4/5 are busy studying Botany… learning about ferns, mos, lichen, mushrooms among many other wondrous things…

A few impressions from our open day and talk yesterday. 😀
Thank you to everyone who brought in cakes and refreshments, and thank you to all the families who showed an interest in our new venture… 🎂🌱🍰🌳🥳

Getting a few more hand drawn signs and posters done for Saturday. 😀
We hope to see you there. ☀️🍰☕️🥧
Whether you are an existing or ex-parent… do come and have a slice of cake and chat to people…
And if you have never been at Alder Tree… definitely pop in to find out what it’s all about… We look forward to welcoming you.
As well as tea and cakes there will be a talk by one of the tutors for the parents and various activities for the children to join in with.… such as outdoor games, circus skills, finger knitting, foreign language experience etc…
See you there. 😊🧁🍰🥧☕️🫖☀️🌳

Tadaaaa 🥳 it’s now possible to book individual sessions for your child… for example weekly Orchestra or Dance workshops… see posters below for further info and details re costs, times, contact info etc ! 😊

Come and find out more about our home education centre! 😊

Would you like to find out more about Steiner Waldorf Education? Are you currently home schooling or thinking about it? Are you interested in providing a different education for your children? Then this event is for you. Bring your children for a taster session during which you can attend a talk called: 'Essentials of Steiner Waldorf Education; what's love got to do with it?'
Booking essential! Please email [email protected] or ring 0118 3579212. We look forward to meeting you.

Would you like to find out more about Steiner Waldorf Education? Are you currently home schooling or thinking about it? Are you interested in providing a different education for your children? Then this event is for you. Bring your children for a taster session during which you can attend a talk called: 'Essentials of Steiner Waldorf Education; what's love got to do with it?'
Booking essential! Please email [email protected] or ring 0118 3579212. We look forward to meeting you.

It was a lovely evening yesterday as the community came together at our neighbouring village hall to see groups 4/5 and 6/7 perform their play “The Loathly Lady” and a couple of orchestra pieces. A number of ex pupils came to support the occasion too and meet their friends… and a lot of tasty cake was offered and consumed, including lemonade prepared by group 2/3.
Well done to the actors, it was truly entertaining and insightful. 😊👏

Look what the children in group 1 made from things found in our beautiful grounds! ☀️🌳🌲🌱🌿

So many ways of learning creatively, using art and imagination. This way each day is a journey of discovery and has meaning for the child.
Here some examples of Maths work, painting, recorder playing and reading practice in group 1.

Come and find out what’s on offer for your little ones…. 0-3 and 3-6 year olds.
Open Morning on Sat 1st April. ☀️

The weather has been very mixed recently, but Spring has definitively arrived on our grounds. The daffodil spiral outside our main building is in full bloom. 😊